Sewing outfit.



m L 8 9 m H 1 k N E R 9 Va 0 6 W W n A m r WITNESSES M I I y LOESE'R KALINA, OF NEW YORK, Y.

SEWING OUTFIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9,1914.

Application filed July 18, 1913. Serial No. 779,698.

To all whom it may concern 'Be' it known that I, Lonsnn KALINA a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Sewin Outfit, of which the following is a full, 0 car, and exact description.

The object'of the invention is to provide a new and improved sewing outfit of a very compact form 'for pocket use and arranged to hold a thimble, needles, sewing thread and pincushion.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a shell open at both ends, one end having an inwardlyextending fian' e formin an interior seat for "the bead on tl le base of a thimble, the bead'ofwhich extends throughthe corresponding open end of the shell, a cap'for closing'the other end of the shell and containing a pincus'hion and a needle case for Containing needles and for holding spools of sewing thread, o'necnd of then'eedle case abutting against the closed end of the thimble and the other end engag ing the said" cushion.

A' practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings'for'min'g a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts'in all the views.

Figure lis a perspective view of the sewing outfit with the parts in assembled position; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the-same; and Fig.3 is a'pers'pecti've view of the sewin outfit with the parts in disassembled position.

The shell A is preferably of cylindrical form and fnade of sheet metal, and the said shell is open at both ends, one end being provided with an'inwardly-extending annular flange A formin an interior seat for the bead B on the ass end of a thimble B adapted to project through the said end of the shell A, as plainlv indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The other end of the shell A. is adaptedto be closed by a shell cap 0 containing a pincushion D for supporting pins E, the cushion being engaged by one end of a needle case F containing needlesG, preferably of various sizes. The needle case F is made of metal and is in tubular form closed at one end and adapted to be opened and closed at the other end by a suitable needle case cap .F' adapted to abut with its inner edge on the annular bead F formed intethe needle case F1 and t grally on the case F. Exteriorly onto the needle case F fit spools H containing sewing threads of different 'colors and textures; for nstance, as shown in Fig. 2, the needle case is arranged to form a support for four spools of sewing thread, of which some are preferably -offin'er and some ofcoarser'qual- 1t and of different colors to suitthe pure aser.

The spools H are so arranged that the uppermost'one fits against the bead Fwhile the lowermost oner'ests on the cushion D, that is, the aggregate length of the several spools corresponds approximately to the length of the needle case from the closed end thereof to the bead F'. In order to hold the needle case F and the spools H from rattling, the pincushion D exerts a slight pressure against the closed end of the needle case F and the corresponding end of the lowermost spool H, and for this use is made of'a bayonet slot 0' formed in the cap 0 and engag ing a'lug A struck up in an inward direction on the corresponding end of the shell A. The inner portion 0 of the bayonet slot 0' is inclined so that when the cap 0 is placed in position after the thimble B, the needle case F and the spools H are in position in the casing and the lug A engages the bayonet slot O' and on turning thecap G'finally engages the inclined portion C then the 'cap C and with it the cushion D are moved lengthwise of the shell A so that the cushion D exerts the necessary pressure against the closed end of the needle case F and the lower end of the lowermost spool H tosecurely hold the said parts imposition within the shell A and the thimble B to prevent rat- 'tlin of said parts.

on it is desired to make use of the thimble B, the needles G and sewing thread, then the operator first disconnects the cap G from the shell A to crmit of removing e spools H and to finally allow withdrawing of the thimble B. The spools H can now he slipped off the needle case F and selectioncan e made as to the thread to be used, and a corresponding or desired needle G can be removed from the needle case F by first removing the ca F therefrom.

During the sewing operation other needles other threads may be used and, 1f dosome of the needles may be stuck in operation les are reand sired, the pincushion D until the sewin is completed, after which the nee placed in the case F and the latter closed by the cap F, and then the thimble B is reinserted in the shell A and the spools H placed on the needle case F and with the latter placed in position in the shell A with the cap F abutting against the closed end of the thimble B, the shell A being preferably held in upside down position during this operation. The cap C is now replaced and locked in position on the shell A to look the thimble B, needle case F and the spools H in place in the shell, as above explained and shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, I

ters Patent: I

1. In a container for needles and spools, the combination of a shell open at both ends, one of the ends being provided with an inclaim as new and desire to secure by Letwardly extending flange, a conical headadapted to close the flanged end of the said shell, the said head being inthe form of a thimble and provided at its base with an exterior bead adapted to be seated on the said flange, a removable shell cap adapted to close the other end of the said shell, and a case disposed centrally in the said shell and resting at one end on the said cap, the said case'engaging the closed end of the said head at the inside thereof to hold the said head seated on thesaid shell flange, the said case being adapted to contain needles and being adapted to exteriorly support spools of sewing thread.

2. In a container for needles and spools, the combination of-a shell open at both ends, one of the ends being provided with an inwardly-extending flange, a conical head adapted to closethe flanged end of the said shell, the said head being in the form of a thimble and provided at its base with an exterior bead adapted to be seated on the said flange, a removable shell cap adapted to close the other end of the said shell, the said cap being provided with a cushion, and a case disposed centrally in the said shell and restingat one end on the cushion ofthe said cap, the said case engaging the closed end the said head seated on the said shell flange, the said case bein adapted to contain needles and being a apt-ed toexteriorly support spools of sewing thread. v

3. In a container for needles and spools, the combination of a shell open at both ends, one of the ends being provided with an in wardly-extending flange, a conical head adapted to close the flanged'end of the said shell, the said head being in the form of'a thimble and provided at its base with an exterior bead adapted tobe seated on the said flange, a removable shell cap adapted to close the other end of the said shell, a case disposed centrally in the said shell and resting at one end on the said cap, the said case v LoEsER KALINA.

- Witnesses THEO. G. HosTER, GEORGE H. EMSLTE.

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